On Friday, the Omaha Westside Warriors faced the Omaha Central Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Omaha Westside walked away with a 69-59 win over Omaha Central. Winning may never get old, but Omaha Westside sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Omaha Westside was led to victory by Cj Mitchell and Kevin Stubblefield. Mitchell scored 17 points along with four steals, while Stubblefield scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. Stubblefield has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Rickey Loftin, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Devin Holmon, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds. Daleron Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.
Omaha Westside is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Omaha Central, they dropped their record down to 14-7 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Omaha Westside won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Bellevue East at 4:45 p.m. on February 17th. Omaha Westside is facing Bellevue East at the right time seeing as Bellevue East is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Omaha Central, they and Creighton Prep will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Omaha Central is ranked 16th, while Creighton Prep is ranked 12th).
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